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Blunt Leaf District? Durham’s history built upon 175-year old marijuana conspiracy

The discovery of marijuana hidden inside the walls of the Duke Homestead has catalyzed historians to re-evaluate Durham’s creation myth. The consensus opinion will leave you breathless: our famed “bright leaf” tobacco was, in reality, “blunt leaf”. Weed built this city.

Whoa, dude.

Leaf clip art courtesy of Creative Commons’ OIKu

On a Friday morning earlier this year Katie S. Fish, assistant…